Doniphan County, Kansas

County Distress Index: Normal · 41.6 | 7,493 people · 52nd most distressed in Kansas

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Doniphan County, KS falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 41.6 — 2241st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Kansas, it ranks 52nd of 105 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Doniphan County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 56.6 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 56.6
Unemployment Rate 30
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 55
Business Formation Rate 84
Debt & Delinquency 45.7
Debt in Collections 54
Medical Debt 32
Student Loan Delinquency 41
Auto Loan Delinquency 70
Credit Card Delinquency 25
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 53
Income & Poverty 40.2
Poverty Rate 40
Income vs. State Median 45
Child Poverty Rate 36
Community Vulnerability 34.8
Uninsured Rate 44
Disability Rate 26
Housing Cost Burden 30.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 12
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 64
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 23
Homeownership Rate 11
Rent-to-Income Ratio 42

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Doniphan County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Doniphan County
Doniphan County, KS 41.6 Normal
Buchanan County, MO 59.6 Elevated +18.1
Holt County, MO 41.3 Normal -0.3
Brown County, KS 41.0 Normal -0.6
Richardson County, NE 39.1 Normal -2.5
Atchison County, KS 38.7 Normal -2.9
Andrew County, MO 32.8 Healthy -8.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Doniphan County
Beaver County, OK 41.6 Normal +0.0
Scotland County, MO 41.5 Normal -0.0
Sherman County, NE 41.6 Normal +0.0
Wayne County, UT 41.6 Normal +0.0
Hayes County, NE 41.5 Normal -0.1

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